TCEQ - Electronics Technician II

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional 401(k) and 457 plans

Health, Vision, Dental insurance

Paid holidays

Professional development opportunities

Longevity pay

Wellness Program

Onsite Nurse Practitioner

Work-Life Balance

Job summary

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is seeking an Electronics Technician to join the Air Monitoring Division in Fort Worth. The role focuses on maintaining, repairing, auditing air monitoring equipment, and ensuring QA/QC of collected data for compliance and enforcement teams.

The position requires heavy hands-on work with instrumentation, data validation, and collaboration with contractors. Standard hours with 30–50% travel to regional facilities are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electronic equipment and instrumentation.
• Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting continuous and non-continuous air monitoring instrumentation.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience reviewing air monitoring data, or highly technical information, for quality, accuracy, and applicability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, operate, repair, and audit air monitoring equipment and associated instrumentation, including complex surveys and data collection for the Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE).
• Operate and troubleshoot continuous and non-continuous air monitoring instrumentation per QA/QC procedures.
• Coordinate and/or oversee contractors for new air monitoring site construction; provide training and mentor junior staff.
• Perform QA/QC analysis of data to ensure instrument function and performance.
• Conduct laboratory checks/audits on continuous air monitoring instrumentation and assist with data validation of PM2.5.

Skills

Electronic equipment troubleshooting

Air monitoring instrumentation

Microsoft Office Suite

Data review & QA/QC

Education

High school diploma or GED + 4 years related experience

VOC/technical school certificate + 2 years related experience

Military technical training + 3 years related experience

Job description

Join TCEQ! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state's public health and natural resources.

Electronics Technician

Your Future Team

As part of TCEQ's Office of Air, you would contribute to protecting and restoring Texas' air quality. See details about what we do. This position is a member of our Air Monitoring Division.

Here\'s What You\'ll Be Doing

• Maintain, operate, repair, and audit air monitoring equipment and associated instrumentation to include conducting highly complex surveys and collecting and correlating air monitoring data for the Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE) of the TCEQ.


• Operate and troubleshoot continuous and non-continuous air monitoring instrumentation in accordance with quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures.


• Assist with the coordination and/or oversight of contractors regarding the construction of new air monitoring sites; provide training and mentors junior level staff.


• Perform QA/QC analysis of continuous and non-continuous data to ensure quality instrument function and performance.


• Conduct laboratory control checks/audits on continuous air monitoring instrumentation. Conduct non-continuous instrument audits, calibrations, troubleshooting, diagnosis, and/or repairs, and assist with data validation of the PM2.5.

Key Qualifications

• Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting electronic equipment and instrumentation.


• Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting continuous and non-continuous air monitoring instrumentation.


• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.


• Experience reviewing air monitoring data, or highly technical information, for quality, accuracy, and/or applicability.

Required Education & Experience

Graduation from high school or GED certificate plus four years of full-time experience directly related to the examples of work performed. One year (30 semester hours) of accredited college work which included six semester hours in mathematics, or natural or physical science may be substituted for each year of required experience.

Graduation from a licensed vocational, technical, or business school with a certificate of completion in the areas directly related to the examples of work performed plus two years of full-time experience directly related to the examples of work performed.

A certificate of completion in areas directly related to the examples of work performed from a military technical training program plus three years of fulltime experience directly related to the examples of work performed.

Employees in this classification series may research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure, including but not limited to a communication infrastructure system, cybersecurity system, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment system, or water treatment facility. See Tex. Business & Commerce Code Section 117.001(2). Accordingly, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a requirement to be hired for and to continue to be employed with TCEQ.

Work Schedule

Standard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. This position requires 30-50% travel and otherwise full-time in-office scheduled at the Region 4 Dallas/Fort Worth facilities.

Benefits

• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans


• Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSA


• Paid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observes


• Professional development opportunities


• Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state


• Wellness Program and Activities


• Onsite Nurse Practitioner in HQ


• Work-Life Balance

Condition of Employment

TCEQ will conduct a criminal history records search, driving history (if required for the job) on candidates offered employment. In compliance with ADA, if you need accommodation during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at [phone].

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Codes

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes can be found at: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/. Please click the hyperlink under 'Occupational Category' for the respective Class Title.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.